In the Frame by Dick Francis

Re-read 9/27/16 and enjoyed it a lot. Reading a Dick Francis book is like being with an old friend. His characters are so likable as to draw you in.  The book was released in 1976 and captures a naiveté of the time. The narrator Ralph Cosham was excellent. PW: Charles Todd is an English artist who is well known and respected for his renderings of sleek and athletic horses. What he now faces at his cousin Donald's house is also art - the art of a perfectly brutal murderer. Donald's home has been burglarized and his wife, Regina, is lying on her back dead, her face the color of cream. Donald is shattered, shocked, and a prime suspect. And Todd suddenly finds himself involved in a dangerous man-hunt as he searches, against all odds, for an elusive killer and some murderous answers.